MLB 2006 Season Thread

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

Originally Posted by The Miz The thing about Papelbon though, as with any other young player, he's only been dominating for 3 months. Big leaguers will eventually figure him out. Remember when Francoeur was hitting like .450 for a while last year? Look at him now. Ryan has been pitching in the AL for 8 years and hitters are still fucking clueless. I'd be quite surprised if by season's end Papelbon's ERA is withing shouting distance of Ryan's.

Maybe but I dunno, its not like Papelbon has some wacky delievery or something which makes his throws had to pick up. I'd surprised if Papelbon fell off and ended up not finishing up well, I wouldn't be surprised if his ERA raised a bit right because it is pretty ridiculous at the moment. Hes been a top prospect in the farm system for a while now and did alright last season as well so I don't really consider him some fluke pitcher that came out of nowhere.